Monday, November 25 Calendar

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Operation Christmas Child collection week at Denton Bible Church, 2300 E. University Drive. Donors can drop off shoeboxes containing toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement for needy children around the world. For more information, call 1-800-567-8580 or visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ .

7:30 p.m. — UNT Concert Band in Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, on the north side of I-35E at North Texas Boulevard. Tickets cost $8-$10. Call 940-369-7802 or visit www.thempac.com .

North Texas Toastmasters public speaking club meets from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 324 of Chestnut Hall on the UNT campus. Visit http://420.toastmastersclubs.org or call Navin Singh at 940-595-1151.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Back to Basics Al-Anon, for family and friends dealing with the effects of someone’s drinking, meets at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Denton, 1114 W. University Drive. Call 940-368-3605 or 310-291-8243.

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous meets at 7:30 p.m. Call 940-395-3334.

Denton County Gamblers Anonymous chapter meets from 10 to 11 a.m. in Room 214 at First United Methodist Church of Denton, 201 S. Locust St. Meetings are open and nonsmoking. Call 940-390-9419.

NAMI Family Support Group and Recovery International Support Group meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Crossroads Bible Church, 8101 FM407 in Double Oak. Sponsored by National Alliance on Mental Illness Denton County. Contact Esther Fidler at esther.fidler@att.net or 469-671-0421.

Serenity Al-Anon, for family and friends dealing with the effects of someone’s drinking, meets at noon at First United Methodist Church, 201 S. Locust St.

Shalom Today group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at noon, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. for discussion at 5011 W. University Drive. Call 940-383-8252.

6:30 p.m. — “Music of Robert Kahn,” a UNT faculty recital with Julia Bushkova, violin, and Arsentiy Kharitonov, piano, in Voertman Hall at the Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Free. Call 940-565-2791 or visit www.music.unt.edu .

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

9 a.m. — Denton County Commissioners Court meets in the Commissioners Courtroom at the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory St.

CLUB MEETINGS

American Legion Post 550 offers free pool each Tuesday at the post, 905 Foundation St. in Pilot Point. Call 940-686-9901.

North Branch Writers’ Critique Group, for those interested in writing novels, short stories, poetry or journals, meets from 7 to 8:45 p.m. at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free.

Play Readers of Denton meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first, second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, upstairs at the Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory St. The third Tuesday of the month is for Playwrights of Denton. Free. Call 940-382-7014, ext. 3. Visit www.playreadersandwritersofdenton.blogspot.com .

Rotary Club of Denton South meets from 6:45 to 8 a.m. at Oakmont Country Club, 1901 Oakmont Drive. Call 940-368-3789.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Denton County Gamblers Anonymous chapter meets from 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 214 of First United Methodist Church of Denton, 201 S. Locust St. Meetings are open and nonsmoking. Call 940-390-9419.

Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program that helps people overcome compulsive overeating, meets at 7:10 p.m. in Room S-110 at First Baptist Church of Denton, 1100 Malone St. Free. Call 940-206-0935 or 940-594-1650.

Shalom Today group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at noon, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. for discussion at 311 S. Locust St. Call 940-383-8252.

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